Classical Tibetan 4
Fr, 26 December – Tue, 30 December 2025 (5 days)
In cooperation with the University of Malaga (UMA), the International Institute for Tibetan and Asian Studies (ITAS) is offering a five-day intensive Tibetan language course. We are happy to offer a possibility to continue with this next level of Classical Tibetan. The course can only be attended online.
During these five packed days, our lectures and tutorials will help you understand further aspects of Classical Tibetan grammar.
Prerequisite:
- Knowledge of our course “Classical Tibetan 1, 2 and 3” or equivalent knowledge from elsewhere.
- Be familiar with the Tibetan alphabet and Wylie transliteration as taught in our course about the Tibetan alphabet.
Date: 26 to 30 December 2025 (5 days)
Lecture: 10am-1pm CEST (every day)
Tutorial: 4pm-7pm CEST (every day)
Online exam: some weeks after the course (exact date to be determined)
All sessions will be recorded and made accessible to the participants of the course at least until the exam date.
Credits: 2 ECTS points
Location: Online only (Zoom link will be sent to you before the course)
Price:
Normal price: 250€
Reduced price: 200€
Students on a low budget who struggle financially to take part in the course, may apply for the reduced price via the scholarship section in the registration form. A committee will decide about the applications for the reduced price before you receive the payment link.
Course requirements: fluent spoken English, knowledge of Tibetan alphabet, Wylie transliteration, Classical Tibetan 1, 2 and 3
Registration link: https://forms.gle/WJieABdhUe67rg4VA
(Diamondway students should tick the box for “ITAS students”.)
Timeline:
- 6 November: start of pre-registration
- 4 December: opening of the payment period and announcement of the scholarship recipients (the students will receive a payment link from UMA by that date)
- 18 December: final payment deadline
ITAS Contact: info@itas-uni.eu (questions about course content)
UMA contact: asiacatedra@uma.es (questions about registration, payments, reduced price)
Outlook:
This course is the fourth in a series of Classical Tibetan courses which we plan to offer in the coming months and years. We plan to offer Classical Tibetan 5 (“Reading Life Stories of Buddhist Masters”) from 28 March to 1 April 2026 (just before Easter). This course will again be hybrid, but we really encourage everyone to come on-site to Karma Guen for this course to build up the team feeling. That’s why we announce it so early so that you can book relatively cheap flights around Easter. Normally, there will also be a Buddhist course in Karma Guen right after the Tibetan course.